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Arte Description and History

When this arte is used, Philia holds her Swordian, Clemente, pointed toward the ground in front of her as she summons a massive glyph on the ground around her, surrounded by a wall of holy lightning. She then raises Clemente above her head, sending a bolt of lightning into the sky, distorting the clouds above her. Finally, a massive bolt of lightning returns to the surface, drawn into Clemente like a lightning rod, channeling it through Philia and into the ground. The force of the lightning distorts the ground itself, breaking it apart and sending large rocks into the air as a bright flash of light overtakes the field. If the move is used while the party is in the continent of Calvalese, an alternative cut-in image is used for this Blast Caliber, emphasizing Philia's anger and hatred of the entire region, stemming from her absolute disgust for the filth and garbage, for which the region is known.

Heavenly Crusader later appears in Tales of Xillia 2 as a linked mystic arte between Ludger Kresnik and Milla Maxwell. Upon activation, Milla and Ludger stand back-to-back, surrounded by strands of electricity. They then direct their weapons to the sky, which is filled with a swirl of darkening clouds, shooting a stream of light that widens the diameter of the swirling clouds. A spark of light then releases a massive thunderbolt that lands on the two, accompanied by several bolts of lightning that radiate outward from the clouds, rending the ground and hitting all enemies on the field. It is also the name of a rapier weapon in Tales of Graces ƒ, where it doubles as both a reference to the original mystic arte and to Tales of Rebirth. The localization retains its original name there.